[Dec. 31, 2013 update: Note 465915.1 has been withdrawn. Refer to the Certifications system on My Oracle Support for the latest certified combinations of EBS + Oracle VM]
It looks like this is the Year of the Hypervisor. The whole industry seems abuzz with talk of server virtualization. One of the most intriguing announcements at OpenWorld this week: Oracle is entering the server virtualization space with the availability of Oracle VM, based on the open source Xen hypervisor.
We’ve been testing Oracle VM with the E-Business Suite prior to its unveiling at OpenWorld. While my team has more certification tests still still to come, Oracle VM is initially supported for Apps with the following minimum prerequisites:
Release 11i
I’ll post more information about additional supported configurations as soon as possible; stay tuned.
- Oracle Applications 11.5.10.CU2 or later
- Applications Technology (ATG) 11i.ATG_PF.H.RUP5 (patch 5473858) or later
- Oracle Database 10.2.0.3 or later
- Oracle Developer6i Patchset 18 (6.0.8.27.x) or later
- Desktop clients running Oracle JInitiator 1.3.1.28 or later
- Linux x86 platforms
- Oracle Applications R12 with Oracle E-Business Suite 12.0.2 Release Update Pack RUP2 (patch 5473858) or later
- Oracle Database 10.2.0.3 or later
- Desktop clients running Sun Java (JRE) plug-in 1.5.0_12 or later
- Linux x86 platforms
References
- Oracle VM FAQ
- Using Oracle VM with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i or Release 12 (Metalink Note 465915.1)